Mytilene airport

Mytilene International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	LGMT
IATA code	MJT
Coordinates	39 ° 3 '28 "  N , 26 ° 35' 55"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 3 '28 "  N , 26 ° 35' 55"  E
Height above MSL	18 m (59  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	8 km southeast of Mytilene
Basic data
opening	1932
operator	Fraport Greece
Terminals	1
Passengers	496,577 (2019)
Air freight	349 t (2019)
Flight movements	6,571 (2019)
Start-and runway
14/32	2406 m × 45 m asphalt

The Mytilene International Airport (alternatively Lesvos Airport , Greek Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης ; IATA code : MJT , ICAO code : LGMT ) is an international airport on the island of Lesbos in the eastern part of Greece near the Turkish mainland. It is located 1 km south of Neapoli and 8 km southeast of the eponymous city of Mytilene . The airport is operated by Fraport Greece . The airport has a runway that is around 2,400 m long and is oriented 14/32. In 2019, 496,577 passengers used the airport.

history

The airport was completed in 1932, but operations only began 38 years after it opened.

In December 2015, Fraport AG and Copelouzos signed a privatization contract for a total of 14 Greek airports, including the airport in Mytilini. This includes the operational continuation of the airports by the joint company Fraport Greece and is valid for 40 years.

Destinations

The following destinations were served by the airport in 2017:

airline	Destination
Astra Airlines	Athens , Thessaloniki seasonal : Munich
Eurowings	seasonal : Vienna
Finnair	seasonal : Helsinki
Jet time	seasonal : Aalborg
Olympic Air	Athens , Thessaloniki
Aegean Airlines	Athens
SkyExpress	Chios , Limnos , Rhodes , Samos seasonal : Heraklion
Sunclass Airlines	seasonal : Copenhagen , Oslo-Gardermoen
transavia	seasonal : Amsterdam
Travel Service	seasonal : Brno , Ostrava , Prague
Tus Airways	seasonal : Larnaca
Volotea	seasonal : Athens

Web links

Commons : Mytilene International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (s)
• Airport - Mytilene (en)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Air Traffic Statistics. MJT-Airport.gr, accessed June 8, 2020 . 
2. ↑ AIR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 2019. In: ypa.gr. Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, accessed June 8, 2020 .